Town Ordinance 2-1-5 establishs the Hotchkiss Planning Commission Board. The Board is comprised of the Mayor, two Town Trustees and four Citizens from the Town at large. The Planning Commission reviews future planning of the Town’s Growth, Zoning, the Master Community Plan, Land Use and various other issues that face the Town.

Members are Mayor Wendell Koontz, Sharon Schmidt, Chad Lloyd, Tom Wills, Sean Cantrell, Lindee Cantrell and Larry Wilkening. Two members serve for two years; two serve for four years; two serve for six years and the mayor serves for the length of his/her mayoral term.